PC Minutes-2021-03-09 MINUTES March 9, 2021 SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING TELEPHONIC/VIDEO CONFERENCE MEETING ORGANIZATION:
Chair Wilhelm called the Regular and Telephonic/Video Conference Meeting of March 9,
2021, of the Planning Commission of the City of San Juan Capistrano to order at 6:35 p.m. ROLL CALL:
PLANNING COMMISSIONERS ATTENDING BY TELECONFERENCE/VIDEO
CONFERENCE, PURSUANT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER N-29-20: Chair Tami Wilhelm, Vice Chair Taylor and Commissioners Stan Braden and Lisa Fenning.
COMMISSIONER ABSENT: None.
STAFF PRESENT: Sergio Klotz, Assistant Development Services Director STAFF ATTENDING BY VIDEO CONFERENCE:
Joel Rojas, Development Services Director Paul Garcia, Associate Planner Jeffrey Graham, Contract Planner Brian Byun, Deputy City Attorney Agenda items are presented in the originally agendized format for the benefit of the minutes’ reader but were not necessarily heard in that order. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: None. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: None. CONSENT CALENDAR:
Commission Action: Moved by Commissioner Braden, seconded by Commissioner Fenning, to approve the consent calendar (Item C1) by a 4-0 vote. C1. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES – REGULAR MEETING OF January 26,
2021, APPROVED ROLL CALL: AYES: COMMISSIONER: Wilhelm, Braden, Fenning and Taylor.
NOES: COMMISSIONER: None ABSENT: COMMISSIONER: None ABSTAINED: COMMISSIONER: None
Planning Commission Action Minutes 2 March 9, 2021
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None. NEW BUSINESS: E1. Consideration of Sign Permit (SP) 20-028, Del Obispo Terrace Senior Living Monument Signs: a request consisting of the installation of a 36 square foot monument sign along Del Obispo Street and a 30 square foot monument sign at
the entrance driveway of the property located at 32200 Del Obispo Street (APN 121-182-59) (Applicant: David Randolph, United Sign Systems)(Project Manager: Jeffrey Graham, Contract Planner). Jeffrey Graham, Contract Planner, provided the staff presentation and responded
to questions. David Randolph, applicant, responded to Commissioner questions via teleconference.
Chair Wlihelm opened the public meeting and no one provided public testimony. Commission Action: COMMISSIONER Braden made a motion, seconded by COMMISSIONER Taylor, to approve Sign Permit (SP) 20-028 as submitted, with additional condition that the monument sign base match the stucco color of the
existing building. The motion passed by a 4-0 vote. ROLL CALL:
AYES: COMMISSIONER: Wilhelm, Braden, Fenning, and Taylor.
NOES: COMMISSIONER: None RECUSED: COMMISSIONER: None ABSTAINED: COMMISSIONER: None
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
F1. Consideration of Code Amendment (CA) 20-005, Vermeulen Ranch Center; A proposed land use code amendment to the Farm Market (FM) Zoning District to add educational uses and recreational uses as permitted by right uses for property at 32382 Del Obispo Street (APN 121-182-61) (Applicant: Phillip
Schwartze, The PRS Group)(Project Manager: Paul Garcia, Associate Planner). Paul Garcia, Associate Planner, provided the staff presentation and responded to questions.
Phillip Schwartz, applicant, provided a presentation and responded to Commissioner questions via teleconference. Chair Wlihelm opened the public hearing and no one provided public testimony.
Planning Commission Action Minutes 3 March 9, 2021
Commission Action: COMMISIONER Fenning made a motion, seconded by COMMISSIONER Braden, to adopt a resolution recommending that the City Council adopt an ordinance approving of Code Amendment (CA) 20-005, with modified language that limits recreational uses to exercise/fitness studios and
other similar uses not exceeding 3,000 square feet in floor area . The motion passed by a 4-0 vote. ROLL CALL:
AYES: COMMISSIONER: Wilhelm, Braden, Fenning, and Taylor.
NOES: COMMISSIONER: None RECUSED: COMMISSIONER: None ABSTAINED: COMMISSIONER: None
F2. Consideration of Conditional Use Permit (CUP) 20-002, The Ranch Church; A
request for review of the establishment of a church use, as well as to establish joint usage of parking to address the overall deficiency in the number of spaces provided, at 27131 Calle Arroyo, Suite 1701 (APN 666-131-17) (Applicant: Cole Beshore, Ranch Church)(Project Manager: Paul Garcia, Associate Planner).
Paul Garcia, Associate Planner, provided the staff presentation and responded to questions. Giancarlo Ganddini of the Ganddini Group, Parking and Trip Generation Study
consultant, responded to Commissioner questions via teleconference.
Chair Wlihelm opened the public hearing and no one provided public testimony. Commission Action: COMMISIONER Wilhelm made a motion, seconded by
COMMISSIONER Fenning, to adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit (CUP) 20-002, as conditioned. The motion passed by a 4-0 vote. ROLL CALL:
AYES: COMMISSIONER: Wilhelm, Braden, Fenning, and Taylor.
NOES: COMMISSIONER: None RECUSED: COMMISSIONER: None ABSTAINED: COMMISSIONER: None
INFORMATION ITEM: None. COMMISSION/STAFF COMMENTS:
ADJOURNMENT:
Planning Commission Action Minutes 4 March 9, 2021
There being no further business, Chair Wilhelm adjourned the meeting at 7:42 p.m. to Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chamber.
Approved on April 13, 2021.
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Sergio Klotz, Assistant Development Services Director
Planning Commission Secretary